Sustainable Higher Education via Telecollaboration: Improving Plurilingual and Pluricultural Competence

Introduction. Due to globalisation, the modern workforce is significantly diversified. Therefore, there a need modernise and embrace innovation in 21st-century education prepare international professionals work cross-cultural teams via digital platforms. While research recent past has primarily focused on refinement of future expert competences tertiary education, only handful studies have been done establish how plurilingual pluricultural competence can be digitally developed at inter-university level. In this light, study sought bridge gap sustainable cooperation model. Materials Methods. The design for methodological plan integrating plurilingualism pluriculturalism university teaching was premised promote networking among students from different universities countries. Its major stages based Collaborative Online International Learning approach included three stages: find partner, project carry out project. A virtual exchange experiment across two institutions higher learning Spain Finland helped analyse achievement by means questionnaires. Results. special used explore effectiveness online-assisted language interaction, teamwork or intercultural cooperation. study’s findings confirmed that could also using cooperation, thus supporting cost-effective options training. Discussion Conclusion. had positive impact reaching goals highlighting interaction prospects. Besides, it displays real challenges such as schedules, grading systems, timing, motivation learners ways overcoming them. Regardless fundamental idea formative exploration, our presents some lecturers, training practitioners policymakers willing apply telecollaboration will deserving thought.